Crossover Anime: Plundering the Heavens and Building a Dimensional Empire

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At this point, Danzo turned to Tsunade and sneered, "Tsunade, don't forget who the Second Hokage is to you."

"Danzo, you'd better shut up."

However, Tsunade raised an eyebrow and said in a disdainful tone.

Why say so much? It's completely useless. Your attempts to sow discord won't work, and I won't fall for it. You might as well give up; this whole thing is pointless.

Danzo: "..."

No, why?

How could it be useless?

Undoubtedly, this is a huge blow to Danzo. He thought he could sow discord between Tsunade and Hakumaki, but it seems to have had no effect whatsoever...

why?

He couldn't understand.

"Bai Mu, there's no point in saying all this now. My second grandfather did all this for the sake of Konoha." Tsunade was very unhappy with Danzo stirring up trouble, but the problem was that it was obviously unnecessary for Bai Mu to say these things.

We're calling for a coup, not a trial. Why do you have to bring up those old stories? If you keep digging into them, you'll end up digging up everything.

"For Konoha?"

Bai Mu curled his lip and sneered, clearly disdainful of it.

Tsunade's lips twitched. She thought to herself, "Can't you give me some face? It seems like my great-grandfather and great-great-grandfather are going to be criticized by you. I think there was a similar incident before. You angrily scolded my great-grandfather for being mentally unstable, pursuing superficial peace, creating the Five Great Nations, which led to endless wars. In just a few decades, there have been three Shinobi World Wars. Is this what you call peace?"

No, the fighting will be even more frenzied than during the Warring States period.

At least back then it was a war between families, but now it's a war between nations. The financial resources, materials, and manpower consumed are on a completely different level, and the casualties caused by the war are incalculable. How many people have died?

I don't know, that's all I know. Anyway, a lot of people died, that's all I know.

Chapter 96 Fate is unfair!

"Uchiha Hakumu, the Second Hokage's greatness is none of your business. You evil Uchiha don't understand the Second Hokage at all."

Upon seeing this, Danzo was overjoyed and decisively rebuked him.

Is that what you mean? Fine, I'll drag you down with me and make you bear the infamy. You dare to question the First and Second Hokage? I don't believe the ninjas in the village will support you.

"You clown, you should go talk to your second-generation leader in the Pure Land," Bai Mu sneered, his face full of disdain.

The Sharingan is used up, Izanagi is gone, what else do you have to rely on?

Oh, Wood Release, but it's gone berserk, and he had to give up his arm. So his only trump card is the so-called Reverse Four Symbols Seal, but that's useless against Bai Mu.

Moreover, Bai Mu has no intention of giving Danzo another chance to cause trouble. The clown's show is over, and it's time for him to leave the stage, not to linger and make a fool of himself.

To avoid being harmed by Wood Release, Danzo had no choice but to abandon the transplanted arm, and without an arm, his fighting power plummeted.

Furthermore, White Horse's attacks were unavoidable and unblockable. Danzo had died in the same way many times before, without even having time to react. And this time was no different; his chest was pierced open by the sharp blade.

That was Susanoo's golden energy sword, which pierced through Danzo's chest without any resistance, killing him once again. This time, however, the death was not as painful as the last one.

However, Danzo was unwilling to accept it. He spat out a mouthful of blood, his left hand fell limply to his side, and his knees buckled, causing him to kneel down. He never expected that he would be completely powerless to resist from beginning to end, and was killed by Bai Mu at will seven times. The first six times were because he had the Sharingan and could activate Izanagi, so he was given six chances to live.

But this last time, he didn't have the Sharingan, so he could only die with resentment. Until the moment of his death, Danzo lamented the injustice of fate.

why?

Why don't I have that kind of power?

Heaven has been so unfair to me. Why is it that the Uchiha and Senju clans can possess such great power, while I, Shimura Danzo, do not have such power...

Filled with endless resentment, Danzo uttered a curse: "Uchiha Hakumoku, I curse you to die a horrible death! You will never have a good end! I'll be waiting for you in the Pure Land..."

"Hmph, noob."

Bai Mu let out a disdainful sneer.

The golden sword exploded, reducing Danzo's body to nothingness, and his figure drifted away with the wind.

"Danzo..."

Seeing his old friend die like that, Hiruzen Sarutobi knew that there was no possibility of his friend being resurrected. Without the Sharingan, there was no hope, so he knew very well that Danzo was truly dead.

Next, it was his turn.

Hiruzen Sarutobi had a premonition of this.

"He's already dead, don't think about it so much. And think about yourself too," Tsunade reminded the dejected Hiruzen Sarutobi.

Hiruzen Sarutobi must be feeling utterly hopeless right now, which is why he looks so much older. He was already quite old, and now he looks even older.

"No matter what, I did it all for Konoha." Hiruzen Sarutobi took a deep breath before speaking.

What am I doing this for?

It was for Konoha's sake! Wasn't Konoha strong enough during my reign? The Fourth Shinobi World War did happen, but we still won, didn't we?

They won the Second Shinobi World War.

And the Third Shinobi World War, which is about to end, was won by Konoha. I was involved in the events during that time. Doesn't that count as my achievement?

Tsunade was silent for a moment, then said to Bai Mu, "Bai Mu, although what he said was a bit too shameless, he wasn't wrong. He did indeed toil for Konoha for most of his life..."

Bai Mu said calmly, "Perhaps, but what is the state of Konoha he's in now? Konoha is surrounded by enemies, and there were a lot of problems during the Third Hokage's reign. And the successor that Tobirama Senju designated is so incompetent, isn't that right?"

Before Tsunade could speak, he continued, "Furthermore, when Tobirama Senju appointed Hiruzen Sarutobi as the Third Hokage, why didn't he consider what he had said before..."

Tsunade:"……"

What am I supposed to say?

Well, there's nothing more to say.

"Bai Mu, don't make trouble. Although the Second Hokage appointed me, this matter was decided after discussions within the village. I was officially appointed as the Third Hokage. It's not just based on the Second Hokage's dying wish."

Tsunade had nothing to say, but Hiruzen Sarutobi did. He disagreed with Bai Mu's statement and immediately offered his explanation.

"how?"

Bai Mu sneered and said disdainfully, "When he didn't want Uchiha Madara to be Hokage, he had to choose the system, but when it came to making his own choice, he directly designated Sarutobi Hiruzen. Isn't his behavior hypocritical enough?"

"Hmph, so you're questioning the succession of the Hokage? If that's the case, given what you've done today, will you also take Tsunade's position in the future?"

Knowing that he was doomed, Hiruzen Sarutobi had no reason to hold back and decided to lay everything out in the open.

You speak so well, but what about yourself?

Does seizing power through a coup make one great, glorious, and righteous?

You're amazing!

Bai Mu smiled and said in a cold tone, "Then you don't need to worry about it. Besides, I have no interest in the position of Hokage. Moreover, the Hokage doesn't call the shots in Konoha."

Strength is respected!

So what if it's Naruto?

She, Tsunade, cannot defy me.

Of course, you can't understand this, so naturally you can only resort to such low-level tactics to sow discord.

“Bai Mu…”

Upon hearing this, the Eighth Hokage's expression changed immediately, and he quickly asked in a low voice, "What does this mean?"

He's the Hokage! What are you doing?

We have objections to Tsunade's current situation.

But you're holding me back, and there's nothing I can do.

That doesn't mean that after Tsunade, the Fifth Hokage, you can't refuse to take the position. You're being foolish.

"Lord Shiramaki's decision is correct." Uchiha Mina and Uchiha Natsumi spoke one after the other, expressing their absolute support and having no objections.

"you……"

Uchiha Yatsuho watched this unfold, his face turning extremely grim. He wondered what kind of spell he had cast on them to make them so loyal.

It's truly unbelievable; even Madara-sama probably doesn't have such followers.

Bai Mu ignored these minor issues and instead looked at the ashen-faced Hiruzen Sarutobi, coldly saying, "Konoha won the Second Shinobi World War, but wasn't the price high? And now, in the Third Shinobi World War, do you think it would have ended so quickly without me?"

"Don't take credit for this. You can't win a war by yourself alone..." Although Hiruzen Sarutobi was desperate, he was unwilling to admit that they, the higher-ups, had played no role at all, so he chose to make excuses.

However, before he could finish speaking, he saw Bai Mu's three-tomoe Sharingan slowly rotating, radiating an evil and eerie aura, its scarlet eyes sending chills down his spine.

Chapter 97 The winner of this coup could never be you.

"Without me, Konoha would have to pay an even greater price to win. Do you think you can win the war just by having a few useless people pointing fingers from behind? To put it nicely, you're strategizing; to put it bluntly, you're cowards. You're too scared to go to the battlefield. What are you bragging about? You only bring this up because you have nothing else to brag about."

Bai Mu wouldn't give Hiruzen Sarutobi any face; his goal was to completely destroy Hiruzen's popularity, so he had to keep striking.

Who cares about this or that, you just want to leave a good name for yourself after death, right?

Impossible; the wrongdoing must be committed.

Danzo shouldn't be made to take all the blame.

Danzo has his own pot to boil.

And you can't do without your pot.

"Nonsense!"

Hiruzen Sarutobi couldn't refute it, especially since all the people who could speak on his side had already been killed. Danzo, Homura Mitokado, and Koharu Utatane were all gone. Who could speak for him now?

The only option is for him to take action himself, but if that can't be refuted, then it can only be said that Bai Mu is talking nonsense. But whether he is talking nonsense or not, everyone knows the truth, not to mention that those ninja clans have all witnessed what happened during the Third Hokage's reign.

The Second Shinobi World War was won, but the cost was enormous, not to mention the unpleasant events that followed, especially the death of Konoha's White Fang.

A ninja who made significant contributions to the Second Shinobi World War was driven to suicide by public opinion. Isn't this kind of propaganda warfare tactic that your high-ups like to use?

Danzo was behind it all, but you're not at fault?

Everyone began to think, knowing that Danzo was behind this. But Danzo made mistakes, that's fine, but as the Hokage, you can't say you were right, can you?

If you can't even manage Danzo, how can you be the Hokage?